2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

2011 Arizona Wildcats football
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSeth Littrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (1st season)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
(Capacity: 56,100)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$   8 1     12 2  
No. 7 Stanford x%   8 1     11 2  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
California   4 5     7 6  
Oregon State   3 6     3 9  
Washington State   2 7     4 8  
South Division
No. 6 USC   7 2     10 2  
UCLA xy   5 4     6 8  
Utah   4 5     8 5  
Arizona State   4 5     6 7  
Arizona   2 7     4 8  
Colorado   2 7     3 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the first year for Arizona in the newly reconfigured Pac-12 Conference; they played in the Pac-12 South Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play.

The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1–5 (their sole victory was against FCS Northern Arizona). Including the previous season, the Wildcats under Stoops had lost 10 consecutive games against FBS opponents, with their last victory over a FBS team taking place nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, the team's defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Kish finished the season 3–3, including a Duel in the Desert victory over Arizona State to reclaim the Territorial Cup. Rich Rodriguez was named the Wildcats' new full-time head coach starting in 2012.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Northern Arizona*FSAZW 41–1051,761
September 85:00 p.m.at No. 9 Oklahoma State*ESPNL 14–3754,654
September 177:45 p.m.No. 6 Stanford
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPNL 10–3749,636
September 247:15 p.m.No. 10 Oregon
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPN2L 31–5656,096
October 112:30 p.m.at USCFSNL 41–4863,707
October 812:30 p.m.at Oregon StateFCS PacificL 27–3740,403
October 206:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPNW 48–1246,565
October 297:30 p.m.at WashingtonFSNL 31–4259,825
November 55:00 p.m.Utahdagger
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FCSL 21–3450,389
November 1211:30 a.m.at ColoradoFCSL 29–4848,111
November 197:30 p.m.at Arizona StateFSAZW 31–2772,694
November 262:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*
  • Arizona, Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 45–3738,819
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2011 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Keola Antolin Sr
WR 15 Dan Buckner Jr
RB 25 Ka'Deem Carey Fr
WR 82 Juron Criner Sr
WR 85 David Douglas Sr
QB 8 Nick Foles Sr
WR 12 Patrick Onwuasor Fr
QB 4 Matt Scott Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 11 Tyler Slavin Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Marquis Flowers So
CB 5 Shaquille Richardson So
CB 13 Trevin Wade Sr
DL 91 Sione Tuihalamaka So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 10 0 0 10
Wildcats 14 0 20 7 41

On September 3, Arizona pulled away from Northern Arizona as they outscored the Lumberjacks 27–0 in the second half. Quarterback Nick Foles threw for 412 yards on 34 for 42 passing and had three of his five touchdown passes in third quarter to help the Wildcats defeat the Lumberjacks 42–10. Arizona struggled a bit during the second quarter – a quarter in which the Lumberjacks outscored them 10–0 – after take a 14–0 lead during the first quarter. Northern Arizona's Cary Grossart threw for 179 yards on 20 of 26 passing, and Zach Bauman ran for 99 yards on 27 carries during the game. For Arizona, Juron Criner had six receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown, and David Roberts had 7 catches for 58 yards.

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
#9 Cowboys 14 7 6 10 37

This game was a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, just nine months earlier, which Oklahoma State won 36–10.

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Cardinal 10 6 7 14 37
Wildcats 0 10 0 0 10

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Ducks 14 21 7 14 56
Wildcats 3 6 15 7 31

Oregon's 56 points is the most points Arizona has allowed at home since LSU scored 59 points in 2003 at Arizona Stadium.

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 12 15 14 41
Trojans 17 10 7 14 48

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 14 7 27
Beavers 0 27 3 7 37

UCLA

UCLA Bruins (3–3) at Arizona Wildcats (1–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
UCLA 7 0 0512
Arizona 14 28 3348

at Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Clear • 88°F • Wind 8 W
  • Game attendance: 46,565
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV: ESPN
  • Automated ScoreBook
Game information

Since 1927, UCLA is ahead of Arizona 19–14–2 in this series. The Wildcats have a 10–8 advantage in games played in Tucson, including the last three wins in the Desert. This was Tim Kish's first game as head coach for Arizona. Before halftime, a streaker dressed as a referee and ran off the field, and a fight ensued, leading to two players being ejected and four Arizona players being suspended.

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 3 15 3 31
Huskies 0 14 14 14 42

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 3 17 7 7 34
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 7 12 29
Buffaloes 7 13 14 14 48

Arizona State

Arizona at Arizona State
1 234Total
Arizona 14 3014 31
Arizona State 7 1433 27

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 234Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 6321 37
Arizona 0 211014 45

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
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APRVRV
CoachesRVRV
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